Chapter 1448: The Pitch-Black Long Night

The eighth day of the Month of Wind, Saturday, 2:00 AM.

The gray snowflakes that had lasted all day had completely dyed the woodlands outside Randel Valley City gray. And in this heavy snow that was still continuing, under the pitch-black night, it was not a quiet night; the fires burning everywhere, the rising smoke pillars, and the sounds of various explosions made this night seem incomparably long.

When Miss Silvia met the bright campfire and the other three Great Witches by the campfire in the forest filled with rubble and black mud with Luvia and Siris, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Miss Galina lifted the restrictions on the periphery of the temporary camp, and an Eighth-Ring lady led the three into the area covered by the campfire light. Miss Silvia counted; although the girl lying on the makeshift stretcher was receiving treatment with the help of two High-Ring sorceresses, the number of people in the camp at this time was the same as when they set off, so she felt slightly relieved.

However, she then saw Miss Aurora by the campfire with her right arm bandaged and slung up, so she asked with great concern:

"What happened?"

Miss Bernice, who was treating her, replied:

"During the battle, my right arm accidentally got stained with black mud. It was fine before the earthquake, but after the earthquake, the strength of those revived fossil monsters clearly increased, and on top of that, we haven't been able to rest properly all night... Xivi's condition is okay, but Nina over there has both legs petrified, and the situation is more serious."

She did not continue, because Siris had already taken out the Earth Chalice from the side pocket of the horse they had ridden:

"Xia De asked me to bring them, and it just so happens there are two."

The Healing Chalice and the Memory Chalice were handed to Miss Bernice to prepare the spiritual medicine, and the girls in the temporary camp, where the atmosphere had been somewhat tense, all relaxed a little.

The three ladies who had rushed over also sat down by the campfire, listening to the Great Witches introduce the current situation: "Compared to that time in the Pantanal Wetlands, the strength of the enemies this time is actually not very high."

Miss Galina let Luvia sit beside her:

"The troublesome part this time is those black muds; as long as you get stained, you basically have to withdraw from the battle. Xivi is at the Twelfth Tier, and she can only barely suppress the petrification area on her body so it doesn't spread too fast. Nina Tiris is a follower of Bernice and is at the Ninth Ring herself; she relied on her own suppression for two hours before others had to help. If it were an ordinary Ringed Shushi, below the Gao Huan, I'm afraid they wouldn't last an hour."

"Fortunately, the church did a good job this time. Although the areas of Mad Earth appeared sporadically, they haven't expanded to the point of connecting into pieces."

Miss Aurora also said, although she was injured, her spirit was quite good:

"However, since such a situation has occurred on our side, the casualties of the church teams won't be very optimistic either. Although I sometimes think that the Orthodox Church manages too much, sometimes, they are indeed worthy of respect."

"Once the earth is purified, the damage caused by those black muds, including the victims of the 【Petrification Plague】 in the city, should all be able to find an antidote."

Siris said as optimistically as possible, but in fact, no one knew whether an antidote could be found. "Where is Xia De?"

Miss Galina asked suddenly.

"He's fine, the demon has been solved, and he has now gone directly to the Night Temple from the Church of the Forgotten," Miss Silvia replied:

"Don't look at him not dealing with the endless enemies outside the city like you, but he is busier than anyone else tonight."

This Great Witch of Space was the one who knew Xia De's itinerary best, but she did not elaborate on what Xia De had actually done.

Miss Silvia continued to exchange the current situation with Miss Galina, while Luvia lowered her head to look through her divination cards. This brief rest did not last long before the ground shook again.

No one knew how many earthquakes had occurred in the Randel Valley region tonight, but this earthquake was particularly different. The Ringed Shushis with sensitive perception all looked in the same direction, and the Great Witches even more clearly felt that at the moment the earthquake occurred, the essence of the earth beneath their feet had once again undergone a more severe distortion phenomenon:

"Protection of Holy Light!"

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"Blessing of the Earth's Fragrance!" "Law · Purification!" "Severing Void Slash!"

The four Great Witches cast spells together to maintain the condition of the earth in the camp area. "The Mad Guardian has finally reappeared!"

So Miss Galina, Miss Bernice, Miss Aurora, and Miss Silvia all stood up in the wind and snow, and the four Great Witches looked together to the north of their current location. The Witch of Earth judged:

"The distance from us is not far, it won't exceed one mile."

"Do we need to wait for Xia De?"

Siris asked. Miss Galina shook her head:

"What Xia De wants to do, we don't know either. But since he hasn't come yet, let's try and see how powerful this Chosen One is this time. We cannot push everything onto Xia De."

She scanned the surroundings:

"The four of us can go. Others, do not follow. Without the blessing of the Council's power, the front is very dangerous for all of you."

On the back of the hands of the four Great Witches, the holy emblem of the Ancient God 【Chaos Witch】 was drawn with the blood of a pure maiden, in order to borrow the power of the 【Witch Council】 so that they would not be interfered with by the earth during the battle.

"Siris and I will also follow. If a ritual needs to be held, at least we can play some role. My Earth Power · Abundance Domain can protect the two of us."

Luvia said. Miss Aurora, who was the leader of the witches' operation this time, hesitated for a moment before nodding:

"You can, but do not follow us closely, keep a little distance. We will try our best to clear the enemies in front for you."

"Luvia, look after Siris."

Miss Bernice instructed in front of the young blonde girl. The purple-eyed girl nodded. Siris wanted to explain that she wouldn't have that kind of thought anymore, but in the end, she didn't speak.

Thus, everything continued in an orderly manner. This temporary camp was reinforced as the rear for the upcoming great battle, ready to receive the injured witches at any time. And where the Guardian appeared, the earth seemed to have a terrible situation. The object that Luvia's "Earth Power—Abundance Domain" could protect was limited, so in the end, she did not let the High-Ring witch followers accompany the two.

Cooperating with the church this time, the Great Witches did not need to hide their tracks. After preparing to set off, the four Great Witches flew directly into the snowy night sky.

The Guardian was indeed very close to their location, and that crazy agent of the earth did not hide his intentions at all.

In the air, they noticed the abnormal fluctuation of Qi from afar, and when the four Great Witches lowered their altitude, they saw a shocking scene: the Guardian, formed by the aggregation of hundreds of souls, appeared in a completely solidified physical form this time. He did not fly, but wore a brown robe, barefoot, with his eyes closed, walking on the snowy ground in the forest almost like a pilgrim.

The night could not hide his figure, because every time his soles touched the snow and the earth, pitch-black sludge would gurgle and overflow from beneath his feet.

This caused the black earth to constantly spread and extend behind the Guardian, and this "pious pilgrim" thus seemed more like an envoy who brought all disasters.

The soil under the soft snow hardened into black stones and then overflowed with even filthier substances, to the point that the witches were unwilling to land on the ground at this moment.

"The destination is..."

The Guardian's walking route was straight. Miss Silvia looked up into the distance: "The bank of the Ailong River, it seems to be that nameless empty riverside plot."

In fact, among the four Great Witches, this Great Witch of Space was in the best condition at the moment. Although she had followed Xia De to the Osenfurt Manor and resisted the monsters trying to invade the manor while Xia De was briefly "unconscious," that was already something from the first half of the night. Bringing Xia De into the valley in the second half of the night, and bringing Siris and Luvia into the valley, she had not experienced too many battles.

"Do you want to try?"

So Miss Silvia asked Miss Aurora. The Great Witch of "Light" shook her head: "Wait a moment, there are

more than just us here."

The four witches continued to lower their altitude and stopped in front of the walking Guardian. At the same time, several light spots appeared in the night sky in the west, and then Miss Maria, the "Nightmare Witch" of the Nature Church, Ms. Triss Mitchell, the "Free Singer" of the Peace Church, and the old gentleman Christian Klein, the "Blind Keeper" of the Dawn Church, appeared together.

This was not over yet. In the jungle beneath their feet, a middle-aged man holding a notebook, wearing glasses, and at least two meters tall also walked out.

"Professor Miller Stewart, the Thirteenth-Ring Provost of the Sexes Higher Medical College, the 'Iron Punisher'." Miss Aurora informed the other witches of the stranger's identity.

To deal with the Randel Valley incident, the Five Gods Church had mobilized six Thirteenth-Ring Shushis to Randel Valley, and the three major colleges had sent three. And so far, four had appeared here. Because other places still needed these Thirteenth-Ring Shushis, such as the city needing Mr. Granger, the "Earth Shaker," it was impossible for all nine Thirteenth-Ring Shushis to come here.

Therefore, at this moment, except for Miss Danister, the librarian of St. Byron's Comprehensive College, the "Red Moon Witch," who had not yet arrived, the Thirteenth-Ring Shushis summoned by the church had basically all arrived.

"Their speed this time is really fast."

The red-haired Duchess, who had experienced most things because of Xia De in 1853, muttered in a low voice and landed on the ground with the other witches.

Miss Aurora looked cold and prepared to join the Thirteenth-Ring Shushis of the church. She did not open her mouth, and the voice automatically entered the ears of the other ladies:

"The 'Weeping Blood' of the 【Blood Spirit School】 has not appeared yet, and the cultists don't know what they are doing either. In addition, the local Thirteenth-Ring Shushis are not necessarily just these. Although the church claims to have only summoned these people, it's not necessarily true that there are only these. You all be careful, don't expose your true identities." ===== CHAPTER 1449 =====